Posts Tagged ‘Bicycle Sport Shop’

Just sent over from Leslie Luciano at Bicycle Sport Shop:
Attention all Austin Commuter Challenge participants! There will be a Happy Hour tonight at Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant from 5:30pm to 7pm.
Meet at the pedestrian bridge at 5pm or meet us there. The first 10 people at Rio Grande will receive a complimentary beverage. Enjoy food [...]

Bike Month begins on Friday, and there are a TON of events, rides, and races going on. We’ve got not one, but two Cross Club races and two FREE alleycat races this weekend as well, plus movies, classes, and Austin Bike Zoo doing its awesomeness with on bike version of Alice in Wonderland.
Here’s a quick [...]

The Bicycle Sport Shop blog is reporting that the Texas Senate passed the Safe Passing bill on a 28-2 vote. The bill requires driver to give 3 feet distance to cyclists when passing and has been the main legislative objective of BikeTexas this session. The bill had been stuck in committee due to long, drawn [...]

Leslie Luciano at Bicycle Sport Shop announced today that the League of American Bicyclists has named their local store a 2008 Shop of the Year for this region of the country.
From their press release:
The League’s Shops of the Year award recognizes outstanding shops for their commitment to customer service and dedication to encouraging cycling. Andy [...]

BSS is really giving me a lot of news fodder lately. Their latest effort is launching their own blog for the shop, which is currently focusing on Austin Commuter Challenge news, naturally. Here’s the link: bicyclesportshop.wordpress.com.

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Thinking about trying bike commuting but don’t know where to start?
Bicycle Sport Shop has put together a series of classes this month that can help you figure out what to get, how to dress, road rules and more.
Tonight’s class from 6pm-7pm held at both store locations is a general introduction to commuting. It will cover [...]

Surely you are… aren’t you? Since I enrolled on Thursday, I have recorded 36 miles for 8 trips. Pretty easy to beat, right? The best member of the League of Bicycling Voters team is Tim Diller with 130 miles over 23 trips so far. Impressive.
Let me know how the rest of you are doing. If [...]

After their noon press conference today, the Austin Commuter Challenge has officially been launched. You can sign up as an individual or as part of a team. There was talk about maybe forming a League of Bicycling Voters team, for example.
So now that the site is up and launched, go do it! We were thinking [...]

There will be a noon press conference at Austin City Hall tomorrow for the Austin Commuter Challenge contest. Registration for the Challenge will begin shortly after.
From their press release:
May is Bicycle Month in Austin, and Bicycle Sport Shop would like to celebrate with a friendly challenge for Austin and the surrounding area. The Austin Commuter [...]

It’s Bicycle Sport Shop’s time for a big sale this weekend. They advertise every bike will be on sale, and looks like pretty decent discounts on accessories and clothing.

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